Taunton Prep School
Taunton Prep School
Taunton Prep School
Taunton Prep School Taunton, Somerset Visit
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Taunton Prep School
Taunton
344 pupils, ages 7-13
Mixed
Day and Boarding

Taunton Prep School

Taunton Prep offers families a compelling all-through school experience, with siblings moving easily between the pre-prep, prep and senior schools with no exam pressure. The prep’s campus sits in the middle and feels spacious with its own half of a brand new dining hall and dedicated performing arts centre. The school is proudly inclusive with top-notch co-curricular credentials. A real all-rounder, it stands its ground against other competitors in the area. The school is located in a leafy residential area of Taunton not far from Somerset County Cricket Club’s grounds &ndas...
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Girl playing the violin
Children in uniform having a picnic on the grass
Girls lying on the grass
Boy in a white shirt in the science lab
Girl in swimming pool wearing a white cap and purple and pink goggles
Exterior of Taunton Prep
  • Fees and bursaries

    Day fees per term

    Nursery-
    Reception£3,140
    Year 1£3,140
    Year 2£3,140
    Year 3£3,580
    Year 4£3,580
    Year 5£4,890
    Year 6£4,890
    Year 7£6,575
    Year 8 £6,575
    Boarding fees per term

    Nursery-
    Reception-
    Year 1-
    Year 2-
    Year 3 £6,445
    Year 4 £6,445
    Year 5 £8,420
    Year 6£8,420
    Year 7£11,180
    Year 8 £11,180


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School Updates

  • Taunton School unveils exceptional new facilities

    Taunton School has unveiled a renovated 20m pool, a golf simulator, and an updated playground as part of its wider campus development plan.
    Taunton School unveils exceptional new facilities
  • Taunton School named a top cricket school, welcomes professional cricketer to teaching staff and sees students join Somerset Player Pathway

    Taunton School has been featured in The Cricketer’s annual list of Top 100 Senior Schools and Top 50 Prep Schools in the UK for 2025.
    Taunton School named a top cricket school, welcomes professional cricketer to teaching staff and sees students join Somerset Player Pathway
  • Taunton Prep School pupils complete courageous English Channel swim

    A group of 13 pupils aged 12 and 13 from Taunton Prep School have successfully completed a relay swim of the English Channel swimming through the night against strong tides, waves, high winds, sea sickness and swarms of compass jellyfish.
    Taunton Prep School pupils complete courageous English Channel swim
  • Taunton School expands nursery and pre-preparatory school offering

    Taunton School’s nursery and pre-preparatory school is set to receive various updates as part of the wider campus development masterplan.
    Taunton School expands nursery and pre-preparatory school offering
  • New Taunton Prep School Headmaster leads student English Channel swim training

    Taunton School has announced its plans to complete another swim of the English Channel in August 2024, with its Prep School Headmaster, Ed Burnett, leading the training regime alongside Head of Geography and leader of Taunton School’s long distance swimming team, Hamish McCarthy.
    New Taunton Prep School Headmaster leads student English Channel swim training
  • Taunton Prep School appoints new Headmaster

    Ed Burnett, Senior Deputy Head at Taunton School, has been appointed Headmaster of Taunton Prep School.
    Taunton Prep School appoints new Headmaster
  • Taunton Prep School Singers make it to finals of national choral competition

    The TPS Singers are to pitch their voices against choirs from 21 other schools in a bid to clinch the national title of Barnardo’s Choir of the Year.
    Taunton Prep School Singers make it to finals of national choral competition
  • Taunton Prep School athletes scoop six titles at National Biathlon Championships

    Thirty-seven Taunton students qualified for the 2023 event in Redditch last weekend – amongst the highest number of pupils entered by any school in the UK.
    Taunton Prep School athletes scoop six titles at National Biathlon Championships
  • Taunton Prep School is named in highly-regarded ‘Best of the Best’ schools list

    An acclaimed guide to the UK’s leading prep and junior schools has selected Taunton Prep as its top choice for sport out of hundreds of prep schools in the country.
    Taunton Prep School is named in highly-regarded ‘Best of the Best’ schools list
  • Taunton School maintains top ten position in national rankings for best schools for sport

    Taunton School has been placed seventh in the latest Top 200 Sports Schools list – one of the few schools to hold on to their top ten position since the rankings were last compiled in 2020.
    Taunton School maintains top ten position in national rankings for best schools for sport
  • Green Heart opens at Taunton School

    A ‘green heart’ has opened at Taunton School this week, offering pupils the chance to relax in an environmentally friendly haven.
    Green Heart opens at Taunton School
  • WATCH: Celebrating 175 Years of Taunton School

    WATCH: Celebrating 175 Years of Taunton School
  • WATCH: Tour of Taunton Prep

    WATCH: Tour of Taunton Prep
  • WATCH: Taunton Prep Student Testimonials

    WATCH: Taunton Prep Student Testimonials
  • Lest we forget: Taunton School adds heroes to War Memorial to mark Remembrance Day

    Taunton School added four names to its war memorial at the weekend as pupils, staff and former students came together for four days of Remembrance events.
    Lest we forget: Taunton School adds heroes to War Memorial to mark Remembrance Day
  • Three Taunton School athletes crowned world champions

    Three athletic pupils from Taunton School have been crowned official world champions in biathle and triathle.
    Three Taunton School athletes crowned world champions
  • See Taunton Prep in our All-through Schools Guide

    See Taunton Prep in our All-through Schools Guide
  • See Taunton Prep in our Town and Country Preps Schools Guide

    From bucolic country preps to schools on the edge of buzzy market towns or slap bang in the centre of a city, there are a myriad of prep school options up and down the UK and within a daily minibus-ride of the Big Smoke. Use our guide to help with your search.
    See Taunton Prep in our Town and Country Preps Schools Guide

Essentials

Address
Staplegrove Road, Taunton, Somerset TA2 6AD

Contact
enquiries@tauntonschool.co.uk
01823 703307

Website
tauntonschool.co.uk

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